When you connect an e-mail account to Outlook, you must enter its e-mail address and password so that the program can retrieve the messages in the inbox. By changing the password for accessing your e-mail, you will have to change the password within Outlook as well, so that it can continue to access your account. If you wish, you can also protect access to your Outlook files with a password that can only be changed if you know the original. To change your password for accessing the web mail service offered by Outlook.com, you need to change the password for your Microsoft account.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Microsoft Outlook Connected Accounts
Step 1. Go to the "File" tab of the menu, then select the "Information" item
" This will take you to the general account information screen.
If you are using Outlook 2003, you will need to access the "Tools" menu and choose the "Email Accounts" item
Step 2. Press the "Account Settings" button, then choose the "Account Settings" item
A new connection settings window will appear for all configured accounts.
If you are using Outlook 2003, select the "View or change existing email accounts" radio button
Step 3. Select the account whose login password you want to change
Note that this will only allow you to change the password that Outlook uses to access the account in question and not the current password to access that e-mail profile. If you need to change this information, you can do so through the website of the e-mail service on which the account in question is registered. For example, if you want to change your Gmail profile password, you need to log in to the following website first, only then can you change the password stored in Outlook.
If you want to change the password used to protect the files that store Outlook data, proceed to the next section
Step 4. Press the "Change" button
The details for the selected account will be displayed.
Step 5. Type the correct password into the "Password" field
The field in question is located in the "Login Information" section.
Remember that this procedure does not change the password for accessing the email account in question, it only changes the one used by Outlook to retrieve email messages
Step 6. To save the new settings and verify the correct functioning of the new password, press the "Next" button
Outlook will verify the correctness of the login information to your account by attempting to log in. If everything works fine, a congratulatory message will appear.
Method 2 of 3: Outlook Data File
Step 1. Go to the "File" tab of the menu, then select the "Information" item
" This will take you to the general account information screen.
Outlook allows you to configure a login password to protect the data files that contain your information (PST files). When this security password is configured, in order to use Outlook, the user must provide it when starting the program or when trying to access the file in question. In order to change this password, you need to know the current one, otherwise you won't be able to start Outlook. It is not possible to retrieve this information or modify it without first knowing the original one
Step 2. Press the "Account Settings" button, then choose the "Account Settings" item
The account settings window will appear.
Step 3. Go to the "Data Files" tab
Information about your Outlook PST files will be displayed.
Step 4. Select the file you want to password protect, then press the "Settings" button
A new window will appear with the settings related to the file in question.
Step 5. Press the "Change Password" button
Using an Exchange account, this button will not be active. The network password to log into the Exchange server is also used to protect your Outlook information.
Step 6. Enter the current login password, then type the new one
The modification procedure involves first entering the current password, followed by the new one, which must be entered twice for confirmation. Without knowing the currently active password, it cannot be changed.
Method 3 of 3: Outlook.com
Step 1. Go to the webpage for resetting your Microsoft account password
Your "@ outlook.com" (or "@ hotmail.com" or "@ live.com") domain email address is linked to your Microsoft account. This means that changing the login password for that email address will also change any Microsoft products that use this information as a login credential, including Windows, Skype, and the Xbox Live service.
To start the password reset process, go to the following URL account.live.com/password/reset
Step 2. Choose the "I forgot my password" option, then press the "Next" button
This will start the login password reset process.
Step 3. Enter your Microsoft account username and complete the captcha code that appears
Your Microsoft account is the @ outlook.com domain email address whose login password you want to change.
Step 4. Choose how you want to receive the verification code
There are several ways to get the verification code depending on the password recovery method associated with your account. If you have associated a second email address with your account, you can have the verification code sent to that address. If, on the other hand, you have associated a mobile number, you can have an SMS sent to you. If you have the Microsoft Account app installed on your mobile device, you can use it to generate a verification code.
If you don't have access to any of these verification methods, choose the "I don't have any of this info" option. You will be asked to fill out a small questionnaire to verify your identity
Step 5. Enter the verification code you received
You will be redirected to the web page which will allow you to change your login password.
Step 6. Enter the new password
You will be asked to enter it twice to check it is correct and to proceed further. The new password will be active immediately after setting it. All devices connected to your Microsoft account with the old password will be disconnected, so you will need to log in using the new login credentials.
